A Global Overview of Diversity and Phylogeny of the Rust Genus .

is the second-largest plant pathogenic rust genus, is responsible for numerous diseases, and has major effects on both agricultural and non-agricultural plants. The genus is generally characterized by its unicellular teliospores that help to characterize it and distinguish it from another important rust genus, . In this study, a global overview of the diversity and distribution of is presented based on both online and offline resources.

Current Insight into Traditional and Modern Methods in Fungal Diversity Estimates.

Fungi are an important and diverse component in various ecosystems. The methods to identify different fungi are an important step in any mycological study. Classical methods of fungal identification, which rely mainly on morphological characteristics and modern use of DNA based molecular techniques, have proven to be very helpful to explore their taxonomic identity.

Fungal diversity notes 1512-1610: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa.

This article is the 14th in the Fungal Diversity Notes series, wherein we report 98 taxa distributed in two phyla, seven classes, 26 orders and 50 families which are described and illustrated. Taxa in this study were collected from Australia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Chile, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, French Guiana, India, Indonesia, Italy, Laos, Mexico, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. There are 59 new taxa, 39 new hosts and new geographical distributions with one new combination.

Molecular data reveals a new holomorphic marine fungus, , and the asexual morph of .

This study introduces a novel holomorphic marine fungal species, (Lentitheciaceae, Pleosporales), from dead . The new species has semi-immersed, subglobose or ellipsoidal, papillate, conical ascomata, clavate to subcylindrical, short pedicellate asci and 3-septate, fusoid to ellipsoidal ascospores with rounded ends, pale brown to dark brown central cells and hyaline end cells. The asexual morph has multiseptate, filiform, intercalary, catenate, branched chlamydospores that resemble .

Inhibition of Microbial Quorum Sensing Mediated Virulence Factors by .

Quorum sensing (QS)-mediated infections cause severe diseases in human beings. The control of infectious diseases by inhibiting QS using antipathogenic drugs is a promising approach as antibiotics are proving inefficient in treating these diseases. Marine fungal ( PPR) extract was found to possess effective antipathogenic characteristics.

Anti-quorum sensing and antibiofilm activities of Blastobotrys parvus PPR3 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.

The bacterial cell communication also termed as Quorum sensing (QS) system was involved in the expression of several virulence traits during Pseudomonas infection. The attenuating of this bacterial cell communication system is an attractive approach for the management of bacterial infections without the complication of resistance development. In this respect, the marine environment has gained significant attention due to its biodiversity and as a source of novel bioactive compounds.

Phylogenetic Revision of Savoryellaceae and Evidence for Its Ranking as a Subclass.

Morphology, phylogeny, and molecular clock analyses were carried out on Savoryellaceae in order to understand the placements of taxa in this family. and formed a well-supported separate clade in the phylogeny of concatenated partial SSU, LSU, TEF, and RPB2 gene data. These two genera share similar morphological features, especially in their asexual morphs, indicating that they are congeneric.